Fjodor Abramov

Fyodor Aleksandrovich Abramov (1920 – 1983) was a Russian writer, essayist and representative of the "rural prose" movement. Born in the village of Verkolu, in the Arkhangelsk region, his childhood was marked by poverty and the difficulties of rural life. He participated in the Second World War, which had a profound effect on his literature. He graduated from the Faculty of Philology of the University of Leningrad, where he later taught.

Abramov is known for the novel "Brotherhood and Sisterhood", the first part of the tetralogy "Tales of Prishekin", which realistically portrays the life of a Soviet village after the war, with an emphasis on moral dilemmas, the hard daily life of workers and the loss of traditional values. His essays often criticized Soviet bureaucracy and injustices, earning him the status of a vocal social critic and dissident.

Abramov's works are characterized by a detailed depiction of the Russian countryside, empathy towards ordinary people and reflection on contemporary moral issues. He died in 1983 in Leningrad.